WOWS would like to congratulate our two new active members: Roe Kienle from Piqua and Billie Dickson from Beavercreek.
 

 

WOWS will be holding a workshop at the Springfield Museum of Art, March 22-26, 2009. Fealing Lin is an award-winning artist, workshop instructor and juror who lives in San Marino, CA. She is one of the authors of "Watercolor Secrets", which was recently published by North Light Books.

During the workshop, Fealing will be covering some basic elements of watercolor painting, exploring under-washes and color theory while emphasizing shape, value and design. Fealing will teach you to relax and enjoy as you discover the spontaneity of watercolor.

Cost is $210 for WOWS members and $230 for nonmembers. Please download and fill out the registration form.

Please remember to bring your paintings in for our Winter Show to be held at the Springfield Museum of Art from December 5, 2009 through January 15, 2010 with an opening reception on December 12, 5:30 to 7:30. Paintings will be received on Nov. 29 from 12:30 to 4:30 in the Sycamore Room. Declined paintings MUST be picked up at the time of the reception. Paintings submitted to this show may not have been exhibited in any museum show. Paintings are not to exceed 4 feet in any direction. Registration forms will be mailed or can be downloaded as a .pdf file here. 

 

Our juror for our winter show will be David Leach from Dayton, Ohio. He received a B.A. from Bucknell University and an M.F.A. from Ohio University. David is an Emeritus Professor at Wright State University where he taught art, primarily printmaking and drawing from 1973 to 2003. He served as Chair of the Department of Art and Art History from 1985 to 1989. David's work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Yale University, the Dayton Art Institute and the Cincinnati Museum of Art, among several other public and private collections. The motifs in his recent drawings, prints and paintings have focused on the wooded landscape and on interiors, particularly those viewed from and within his home and studio in Dayton, Ohio.

 

 

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Our speaker for the November meeting will be Sandy Maudlin from the greater Cincinnati area.

 

Over twenty years ago, Sandy quit her day job to pursue an active life as as artist. With a degree in art education, Sandy has been on an incredible journey ever since. She enjoys being able to share with other artists via classes in her home studio near Cincinnati as well as through workshops as she continues her art journey.

Early in her career she worked with traditional watercolor approaches but says, "Experimenting with watercolor on YUPO lead me into an abstract adventure with my art. Taking the chaos of a variety of shapes, colors and textures and turning them into a work of art requires both intuition and expertise in design.

'Chaos to control' produces some very exciting art."

Sandy has been awarded numerous best of shows, including the Ohio Watercolor Society's Gold Medal Award in 2006 and the Watercolor Society of Indiana's annual juried show in 2008. She holds signature membership in both these societies. She's an active member of the Greater Cincinnati Watercolor Society and served as its president for three years.

 

Sandy's demo for us will feature working on YUPO. I hope everyone will join us for a lively and informative program by this talented artist as she demonstrates the fun of painting on the sometimes unpredictable surface of YUPO paper.

Her paintings can be seen at http://sandymaudlin.blogspot.com